What happened
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(-23) While on initial climb from the cypress lakes airport (pvt), airplane had engine problem. Pilot returned to same airport for emergency landing with partial power and clipped a tree on approach causing further loss of control. Airplane suffered severe damage and pilot some injuries to head, leg and broken sternum. About 2 months prior, pilot was enroute sav-bna when engine oil pressure dropped about 10NM from sav causing pilot to land at the cypress lakes airport (pvt). Engine removed and sent to engine works in jax to replace cam shaft lobes, oil pump, cam shaft, all cylinders, rebuilt carb, alternator, starter, mags & harnesses. Had an STC for auto fuel but drained fuel and replaced with 100 octane. Engine run ok on ground. No carb heat used.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) WHILE ON INITIAL CLIMB FROM THE CYPRESS LAKES AIRPORT (PVT), AIRPLANE HAD ENGINE PROBLEM. PILOT RETURNED TO SAME AIRPORT FOR EMERGENCY LANDING WITH PARTIAL POWER AND CLIPPED A TREE ON APPROACH CAUSING FURTHER LOSS OF CONTROL. AIRPLANE SUFFERED SEVERE DAMAGE AND PILOT SOME INJURIES TO HEAD, LEG AND BROKEN STERNUM. ABOUT 2 MONTHS PRIOR, PILOT WAS ENROUTE SAV-BNA WHEN ENGINE OIL PRESSURE DROPPED ABOUT 10NM FROM SAV CAUSING PILOT TO LAND AT THE CYPRESS LAKES AIRPORT (PVT). ENGINE REMOVED AND SENT TO ENGINE WORKS IN JAX TO REPLACE CAM SHAFT LOBES, OIL PUMP, CAM SHAFT, ALL CYLINDERS, REBUILT CARB, ALTERNATOR, STARTER, MAGS & HARNESSES. HAD AN STC FOR AUTO FUEL BUT DRAINED FUEL AND REPLACED WITH 100 OCTANE. ENGINE RUN OK ON GROUND. NO CARB HEAT USED.
NTSB investigation
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